Joined GS: March, 2021
Matt Transue serves as the director of football operations for the Georgia Southern football program, a role he assumed in 2021. He oversees the daily administrative and operational duties within Georgia Southern’s football program, the handling of team travel, and other assorted responsibilities to ensure that the program functions smoothly and efficiently.
Transue came to Statesboro after five years on the Virginia Tech football staff, serving as the assistant director of football operations and director of pro scouting. There, he was responsible for assisting in the day-to-day operations of the Hokies’ operation and recruiting departments. He also supported the planning and execution of team travel, handled all advance travel duties, and was involved in all internal and external operations and communication for the Virginia Tech football program. He also served as the team’s pro liaison to the NFL, coordinating all NFL personnel visits and Virginia Tech’s annual Pro Day.
During his time at Tech, Transue also assisted with academic monitoring, admissions, recruiting visits (unofficial and official), summer camps, database management, graphic design for the program’s social media channels and other general duties as assigned.
Prior to his time in Blacksburg, Transue worked as a recruiting volunteer at the University of Memphis during the 2015 season. At Memphis, Transue helped the recruiting efforts of the Tigers’ with recruiting visits, database management, and film review. While in Memphis, he also worked as an account executive in the ticket office of the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Brentwood, California, native is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in sport management. While at Tennessee, he served as a student assistant, and later a graduate assistant, in the football recruiting and operations departments from 2010-15.
He and his wife Amy were married in July 2019 and the couple has a son, Noah, who was born in July of 2021.
